OFFICIAL: Titans name Daboll OC

[9 Nines]

15 minutes ago, nine said:

It’s an incredibly innovative and revolutionary new concept in offensive philosophy:  building the entire offense around a guy like Restropo  will make gameplanning an absolute nightmare for opposing defenses.  

 

They’ll be forced to develop a gameplan to contain a player who rarely sees the field and might not even be on the roster.   No defensive scheme accounts for that. 

Restrepo might have a place in this offense.  From what I read, Daboll uses a lot of option routes, and while physical traits are important, being in sync with the QB and both the WR and QB knowing what each other is reading will allow them to exploit the options in route run. 

[Starkiller]

1 hour ago, TerryBoats said:

I was watching Robinson's highlights, and noticed how often he was wide open.  Seems like a good scheme to me.  Just imagine Dike in this role!

 

 

 

 

 

As wide open as he is in these highlights it makes me think a lot more highly of Daboll than Robinson. But I guess some of that is him getting himself open.

[TerryBoats]

7 hours ago, Starkiller said:

As wide open as he is in these highlights it makes me think a lot more highly of Daboll than Robinson. But I guess some of that is him getting himself open.

That's what I meant.  Most of those were designed to spring him open rather than just a result of his individual effort.  Though I do think he's good as well.

[OILERMAN]

10 hours ago, TeamRamrod said:

I kind of hope he doesn’t just make a Mickey Mouse offense for Cam.
 

He’s capable of so much more! 

 

He needs to run the scripted offense much more. As entertaining as it was all the running around off script happened way too much. 

[FRT]

Saleh did mention the “c” word in his presser yesterday and o had nightmares last night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

collaboration 

[9 Nines]

To expand on Daboll's route options between QB and WRs, perhaps Restrop can be the team's ying-yang on cutting a hall of fame WR decades ago - AI summary of his career and how he played:

 

Steve Largent, 5-10 180 pounds,  became a Hall of Fame receiver not through dominant physical traits, but through elite technical skill and football intelligence. He was undersized and lacked top-end speed, yet he mastered route running at a highly refined level — precise stem depth, efficient footwork, leverage manipulation, and tempo changes that controlled defenders’ balance. Combined with outstanding hands, body control, and short-area quickness, he created separation in the small windows that actually decide NFL routes. He also had exceptional spatial awareness, consistently finding soft spots in zone coverage and adjusting mid-route based on defensive structure.
 

A major part of his success was the quarterback trust factor. Largent was exactly where he was supposed to be, at the correct depth and timing, which is critical in timing-based passing offenses. He read coverage similarly to the quarterback, made the same adjustments, and caught the ball cleanly away from his body, even through contact. This reliability allowed QBs to throw before he broke, knowing he would separate properly and secure the catch. That level of synchronization effectively made the passing game more efficient and predictable — something quarterbacks and coaches value as much as raw explosiveness.
 

The Houston Oilers cut Largent as a rookie because he didn’t fit the traditional physical prototype scouts prioritized at the time: he was small, not fast, and not visually impressive in workouts. What they missed were the harder-to-measure traits — processing speed, route craft, spatial intelligence, and hand consistency — that ultimately defined his career. Largent’s success helped shift league thinking toward valuing “play speed” and technical mastery over straight-line speed, paving the way for later receivers who win with precision, intelligence, and trustworthiness rather than pure athletic profile.

[NashvilleNinja]

1 hour ago, FRT said:

Saleh did mention the “c” word in his presser yesterday and o had nightmares last night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

collaboration 

 

The main difference is that you get the sense that the buck will stop with Saleh. I don't know that it ever did with Callahan.

[Pragidealist]

12 hours ago, Callidus said:

Good luck finding someone slow enough to cover him, its like a jet trying to dog fight a crop duster thats crusing speed is lower than its stall speed. 

Sweat?  Good thing he's on the Titans 

[titanskick8851]

 

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[TheBukafax]

46 minutes ago, 9 Nines said:

To expand on Daboll's route options between QB and WRs, perhaps Restrop can be the team's ying-yang on cutting a hall of fame WR decades ago - AI summary of his career and how he played:

 

Steve Largent, 5-10 180 pounds,  became a Hall of Fame receiver not through dominant physical traits, but through elite technical skill and football intelligence. He was undersized and lacked top-end speed, yet he mastered route running at a highly refined level — precise stem depth, efficient footwork, leverage manipulation, and tempo changes that controlled defenders’ balance. Combined with outstanding hands, body control, and short-area quickness, he created separation in the small windows that actually decide NFL routes. He also had exceptional spatial awareness, consistently finding soft spots in zone coverage and adjusting mid-route based on defensive structure.
 

A major part of his success was the quarterback trust factor. Largent was exactly where he was supposed to be, at the correct depth and timing, which is critical in timing-based passing offenses. He read coverage similarly to the quarterback, made the same adjustments, and caught the ball cleanly away from his body, even through contact. This reliability allowed QBs to throw before he broke, knowing he would separate properly and secure the catch. That level of synchronization effectively made the passing game more efficient and predictable — something quarterbacks and coaches value as much as raw explosiveness.
 

The Houston Oilers cut Largent as a rookie because he didn’t fit the traditional physical prototype scouts prioritized at the time: he was small, not fast, and not visually impressive in workouts. What they missed were the harder-to-measure traits — processing speed, route craft, spatial intelligence, and hand consistency — that ultimately defined his career. Largent’s success helped shift league thinking toward valuing “play speed” and technical mastery over straight-line speed, paving the way for later receivers who win with precision, intelligence, and trustworthiness rather than pure athletic profile.

Nice to hear that Slowstepo will be the next Steve Largent.

[Pragidealist]

56 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

 

The main difference is that you get the sense that the buck will stop with Saleh. I don't know that it ever did with Callahan.

Collaboration is a good thing and how good organizations operate. I'm pretty sure its a requirement with Borgonzi and Brinker. 

[NashvilleNinja]

6 minutes ago, TheBukafax said:

Nice to hear that Slowstepo will be the next Steve Largent.

 

The bluster of comparisons to HoFers aside, if Daboll makes routine use of choice routes then XR could carve out a role as a volume guy who keeps the chains moving and as a threat in the red zone.

 

It's what the chemistry with he and Cam is all about. They both know what the other is going to do in ____ situation. When defender does X, we do Y. When defender does Y, we do Z.

[TheBukafax]

1 minute ago, NashvilleNinja said:

 

The bluster of comparisons to HoFers aside, if Daboll makes routine use of choice routes then XR could carve out a role as a volume guy who keeps the chains moving and as a threat in the red zone.

 

It's what the chemistry with he and Cam is all about. They both know what the other is going to do in ____ situation. When defender does X, we do Y. When defender does Y, we do Z.

Cole Beasley was mentally slow, maybe it’ll work for a physically slow guy too

[Starkiller]

4 hours ago, OILERMAN said:

 

He needs to run the scripted offense much more. As entertaining as it was all the running around off script happened way too much. 

They certainly need to give Ward a scheme that makes it easier for him to succeed. But his ability to make plays off script just gives him that added ability when things don’t go as planned.